New Jersey Boosts Immigrant Legal Defense Fund to $20 Million as Delaney Hall Dispute Continues

New Jersey Boosts Immigrant Legal Defense Fund to $20 Million as Delaney Hall Dispute Continues

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill on June 4 announced a $12 million increase to the state’s fund for immigrant legal defense and a new effort to recruit volunteer attorneys, steps her administration framed as protecting due process amid federal immigration enforcement. The money raises the state’s Detention Deportation Defense Initiative to $20.2 million, which the state said would double its services and cover all low-income detainees at Delaney H…